CVE-2026-8338 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A Spring Security authentication and authorization bypass exists in Coverity Connect versions between 2023.6.0 and 2026.3.0. An unauthenticated malicious threat actor that can send a specially crafted HTTP request is able to bypass authentication and authorization controls on certain API endpoints to access data within Coverity.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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References

Link	Providers
https://community.blackduck.com/s/article/Black-Duck-Product-Security-Advisory-CVE-2026-8338-Authentication-and-Authorization-Bypass

History

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A Spring Security authentication and authorization bypass exists in Coverity Connect versions between 2023.6.0 and 2026.3.0. An unauthenticated malicious threat actor that can send a specially crafted HTTP request is able to bypass authentication and authorization controls on certain API endpoints to access data within Coverity.
Title		Authentication and Authorization Bypass in Coverity Connect
Weaknesses		CWE-288
References		https://community.blackduck.com/s/article/Black-Duck-Product-Security-Advisory-CVE-2026-8338-Authentication-and-Authorization-Bypass
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: BlackDuck

Published: 2026-07-29T16:38:40.944Z

Updated: 2026-07-29T18:06:23.447Z

Reserved: 2026-05-11T16:05:30.569Z

Link: CVE-2026-8338

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-29T18:06:20.583Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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